Nicholas, John, 1761-1819

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John Nicholas was born in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was the son of Robert Carter Nicholas, brother of Wilson Cary Nicholas, governor of Virginia, and George Nicholas, attorney-general of Kentucky. A lawyer by training, Nicholas was elected to Congress as a Republican in 1793 serving Virginia until 1801. In 1803, he moved to Geneva in New York. Nicholas was elected to the state senate in 1806 and served for three years. He served as judge of the court of common pleas of Ontario, New York until his death in Geneva in 1819.

From the description of John Nicholas , letter, Falmouth, Va., to James Rees, Geneva, NY, 1802, March 2. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 245045609

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referencedIn Wilberforce. Handbill to the Freemen of Kentucky, n.d. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Nicholas, John. Signature to document, 1685 Oct. 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Nicholas, John, 1761-1819. John Nicholas letter to James Rees [manuscript] 1802 March 13. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Nicholas, Wilson Cary, 1761-1820. Papers of Wilson Cary Nicholas including material on William and Mary College [manuscript] 1751-1850. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Argyll, George Douglas Campbell, Duke of, 1823-1900. Papers of the Grinnan and related Bryan and Tucker families of Virginia [manuscript], 1734-1935. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Bankhead, Anne Cary Randolph, 1791-1826,. Carr-Cary Papers [manuscript], 1785-1839. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Deed of manumission to Robert Hemings, 1794 December 24. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Nicholas, John, 1761-1819. John Nicholas , letter, Falmouth, Va., to James Rees, Geneva, NY, 1802, March 2. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Papers, 1794-1813. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Johnson, Philip Carrigan, 1828-1887. Correspondence of Philip Carrigan Johnson, 1861 May-June. Library of Congress
creatorOf Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Thomas Jefferson Deed of manumission to Robert Hemings [manuscript], 1794 December 24. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Nicholas family. Papers, 1850-1931. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Nicholas, Wilson Cary, 1757-1820. Papers of Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1765-1831 (bulk 1765-1820). Library of Congress
referencedIn Nicholas family. Papers. Libraries Australia
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associatedWith Hench, Atcheson Laughlin, 1891-1974, person
associatedWith Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. person
associatedWith Johnson, Philip Carrigan, 1828-1887. person
associatedWith Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. person
associatedWith Nicholas family. family
associatedWith Nicholas family. family
associatedWith Nicholas, Wilson Cary, 1757-1820. person
correspondedWith Rees, James, 1763-1851 person
associatedWith Rees, James, fl. 1802, person
associatedWith Wilberforce. person
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New York (State)
Virginia
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Birth 1761

Death 1819

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